Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-02-21

An Important Meeting of Railroad Men
in New York.
fBy telegraph
New YORK, February 19th.-The meet
ing OF the Trunk Line Executive Commit
tee and Central Traffic Association at Com
missioner Fink's Office, adopted the follow
ing resolutions concerning the interstate
commerce law:
Resolved That the freight classificetions and
passenger fares on the railroads whose repre-
sentatives comprise this joint committee be mt
once examined and revised in all RESPECTS in
which they are found not to conform 10 the law
Rtsotred That a Freight Committee Freight
Classification Committee and Passenger Com
mitiee be appointed by the Chairman to- cOndrct
said revision, and that each of said committees
shall consider, formulate and recommend such
amendments rules and regulations as NAV be
found required to secure the uniform applica-
ton OF the law to the subjects referred to them
RESPECTIVELY.
Resolred. That said committees report their
recommendations as speedily and as fully rs
practicable TO the joint committee which shall
then be promptly convened to consider and act
uPon the same.
1t was stated, also that the question of
passes was considered, and that it was de-
cided to recall them and make no designa.
ton except in the case of ministers and
missionaries. The system of pooling was
also incidentally touched upon. but nothing
definite was done in the matter.
The following roads were represented bv
one or more general officers of each The
Pennsylvania Richmond and DsnviIle.
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern. Cleye-
land, Columbus, Cincinnati and Indianan-
oils Grand Trunk, Norihwe. tern. New
York and New England Nickel-,late.
Michigan Central, Erie. New York Central
West Shore Boston and Albany. Baltimore
and Ohio and a number of others. Com
missioner Blanchard, of the Central Traffic
Association, and Commissioner Abbott. of
the Southwestern Passenger Association.
were also present, making altogether an
unusually large representation of the rail-
road interests of the country. Several
roads had from two 10 four executive Of
fcers present.
The reticence and secresy usually OBJ
served at railroad meetings were Cistin-
gushing features of this one One official
however, said the Interpretation put upon
the law, so far as the much discussed long
| and short haul clause was concerned, was
that it would be observed by making no
greater charge for short haul than for
long haul. He explained that where
charges from Chicago to Boston are 80 cents
per 100 pounds. the same rate could be
charged from Buffalo 10 Boston. without
conflicting with the new law. While the
rate for the long haul might not be in
creased, the rate for the short haul would
be decreased, and he the same as for the
long haul, but could not be greater. the in
termediate points between the termini being
thereby placed upon the same footing as
these termini. This. he said, would not
| cause any violent revolution, but would
require revision of the tariff rates. Pas
| senger rates, he further said, would not be
so much disturbed as the freight rates for
| the reason that the same discrepancies in
the charges do not exist but he was OF the
opinion that it would affect excursion tick
els, which are now generally issued 10 large
| cities aud would force companies not to
charge less rate per mile to through ex-
eursion parties than to intermediate points.
| 1t would also. he stated, affect certain
/ classes Of transcontinental travel. At pres
ent those passengers coming from Europe,
bound across the country and 10 Australia,
or TO other places in the Pacific, are trans
| ported from New York 10 California at a
reduced rate, but under the new rule this
would have TO stop.